Cost of Living Comparison Between Allahabad and Chiang Mai Cost of Living Comparison Between Allahabad and Chiang Mai

🙂 Solo nomad: Allahabad is 55.5% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 61.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Allahabad is 54.9% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 60% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.72 ₹147

$2.02 ฿65.3

-14.85%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.42 ₹977

$18.78 ฿608

-39.19%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.86 ₹244

$7.67 ฿248

-62.71%

Cappuccino

$1.02 ₹87.6

$1.98 ฿64.2

-48.48%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.33 ₹28.55

$0.82 ฿26.64

-59.76%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.13 ₹11.12

$0.33 ฿10.58

-60.61%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 ₹150

$2.12 ฿68.6

-17.45%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.61 ₹223

$3.73 ฿121

-30.03%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.72 ₹61.5

$1.64 ฿53.2

-56.10%

White Bread (500g)

$0.5 ₹42.35

$1.57 ฿50.9

-68.15%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.62 ₹52.7

$1.19 ฿38.62

-47.90%

Eggs

$0.99 ₹84.6

$1.98 ฿64.1

-50.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.71 ₹317

$15.99 ฿517

-76.80%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.66 ₹227

$3.12 ฿101

-14.74%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.16 ฿361

Apples (1kg)

$1.5 ₹129

$2.76 ฿89.2

-45.65%

Banana (1kg)

$0.62 ₹52.8

$1.22 ฿39.5

-49.18%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.94 ₹80

$1.71 ฿55.4

-45.03%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.55 ₹47.12

$1.55 ฿50.2

-64.52%

Potato (1kg)

$0.35 ₹30.27

$1.34 ฿43.21

-73.88%

Onion (1kg)

$0.49 ₹41.78

$1.21 ฿39.23

-59.50%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.35 ₹29.66

$0.72 ฿23.2

-51.39%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.32 ₹27.71

$0.53 ฿17.05

-39.62%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.8 ₹325

$4.72 ฿153

-19.49%

Wine (Bottle)

$3.9 ₹333

$18.39 ฿595

-78.79%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.72 ₹147

$1.79 ฿57.9

-3.91%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.89 ₹247

$3.21 ฿104

-9.97%

Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)

$5.61 ₹480

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.22 ₹18.81

$0.94 ฿30.44

-76.60%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.92 ₹592

$18.9 ฿612

-63.39%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.14 ₹97.5

$1.42 ฿46.08

-19.72%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.11 ₹9.69

$1.35 ฿43.53

-91.85%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.41 ₹121

$7.85 ฿254

-82.04%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.17 ₹99.9

$1.25 ฿40.4

-6.40%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$15.5K ₹1.3M

$21.2K ฿684.9K

-26.97%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$23.7K ₹2M

$21.8K ฿706.8K

8.33%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$44.52 ₹3,808

$70.6 ฿2,285

-36.95%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$3.27 ₹279

$13.72 ฿444

-76.17%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$6.76 ₹578

$17.56 ฿568

-61.50%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$11.99 ₹1,025

$41.64 ฿1,347

-71.21%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.93 ₹678

$6.9 ฿223

14.93%

Cinema Ticket

$3.4 ₹291

$5.8 ฿188

-41.38%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$27.47 ₹2,349

$308 ฿9,963

-91.08%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$685 ₹58.6K

$14.7K ฿475.8K

-95.34%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$27.08 ₹2,316

$55.4 ฿1,793

-51.12%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.47 ₹2,093

$26.4 ฿854

-7.31%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$27.09 ₹2,317

$85.1 ฿2,755

-68.18%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$25.14 ₹2,151

$71.8 ฿2,323

-64.98%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$123 ₹10.5K

$434 ฿14K

-71.79%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$74.7 ₹6,390

$235 ฿7,610

-68.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$236 ₹20.2K

$821 ฿26.6K

-71.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$165 ₹14.1K

$498 ฿16.1K

-66.97%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,221 ₹104.4K

$2,180 ฿70.6K

-44.02%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$614 ₹52.6K

$1,543 ฿49.9K

-60.17%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$404 ₹34.5K

$703 ฿22.8K

-42.61%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.72

74.40%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Allahabad: October 27, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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